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Musk Clears Final Hurdles for Tesla and Starlink in India

In the first tangible inroads Elon Musk has sought for years in India, Starlink passed a final regulatory hurdle and Tesla opened its first India store.

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The first Tesla showroom in India, in Mumbai, on Tuesday.

How Republicans Supersized Silicon Valley’s Favorite Tax Break

Tucked into the huge set of tax cuts that Republicans passed into law this month was the expansion of an unusually valuable tax break for start-up investors.

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Congress has expanded a tax break, known as the qualified small business stock exclusion, that allows investors and founders to skip out on paying taxes when they cash out their shares in start-ups.

Cairo Telecommunications Building Hit With 2nd Fire in a Week

A blaze on Thursday at one of Egypt’s main telecommunications hubs was extinguished, days after a larger fire there killed four people and disrupted internet, transport and banking services.

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The initial fire broke out on Monday at a telecommunications hub in central Cairo, killing at least four people.

Trump Says He Will Start Talks With China on TikTok Deal

President Trump has declined to enforce a statutory ban of the popular social media app while his administration negotiates a deal for an American company to acquire it.

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President Donald Trump speaks with the media on board Air Force One Friday evening.
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